Month: July 2023
14 posts
Russia expands atomic energy cooperation with Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, and Burundi
At Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum in St. Petersburg, two additional countries, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe have entered into…
Ethiopia Gets More World Bank Financing
Ethiopia to receives $400 million for development projects from the World Bank amid Russia-Africa summit As African states,…
Ethiopia: Food aid suspension amid forgotten investigation
On May 3, 2023, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Food Programme (WFP)…
Navigating diplomacy with caution: Ethiopia’s approach to Ukraine’s Zelensky amid Russia’s watchful eyes
On the 20th of July 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a telephone conversation with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister…
National Dialogue in Ethiopia
Background Ethiopia, an ancient civilizational state in the Horn of Africa, has a rich history, and with…
Competing factions in Ethiopia’s interim Tigray administration
On July 22, 2023, Interim governor of northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region, Getachew Reda arrived in Denver, Colorado for…
Ethiopia: Peace talks with Oromo rebel group continue to elude
Despite initial hope generated by the peace talks in Zanzibar, the OLA and the government were unable to…
Rwanda’s success story is a tale of African solutions.
This story draws inspiration and adds to a recent publication on the Rwandan independence by Lionel Manzi Economic…
Disinformation, perception dissonance, and the strategy of tension in Ethiopia
Social media disinformation Recent political and security turmoil in Ethiopia has been marked by an uptick in social…
The Economist misrepresents news on Ethiopia again
Latest report adds to repeated string of inconsistencies A recent report by the Economist magazine alleges evidence of…
The Practical Challenges of Replacing Birtukan Midekssa
Birtukan Midekssa has resigned from her post as the head of the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE)…
Worthy and unworthy Ethiopians
Persistent bias and selectivity of mainstream media coverage of the recently concluded conflict in northern Ethiopia is grounds…